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<p>The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) administered
by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for
Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Personal Independence
Payment (PIP).</p><p> </p><p>Appeals lodged with the Tribunal are not recorded on
a constituency basis, but by the office which dealt with the case. Appellants living
in the Lancaster and Fleetwood<sup>1</sup> constituency have their appeals heard in
one of three SSCS hearing venues: Lancaster, Barrow or Blackpool.</p><p> </p><p>The
following table provides information on the proportion of PIP appeals which were decided
in favour of the appellant in Lancaster, Barrow and Blackpool venues and Great Britain<sup>2</sup>
each month from January 2014 to September 2015 (the latest period for which figures
are available).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Percentage of PIP
appeals heard by a tribunal found in favour of the appellant<strong><sup>3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Lancaster, Barrow, Blackpool</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January
2014</p></td><td><p><sup>~</sup></p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2014</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2014</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p><sup>~</sup></p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2014</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2014</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2014</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
2014</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2015</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2015</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2015</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2015</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2015</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Note: SSCS data are recorded by the office that dealt with
the case, and if the case went to oral hearing, the location of the Tribunal hearing
is normally the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. Data cannot
be retrieved based on the appellant’s actual address but can be produced detailing
the numbers of cases that were dealt with at one of our Regional centres or heard
at a specific venue.</p><p>[2] HMCTS administer appeals received from appellants living
in England, Scotland and Wales. The Appeals Service, part of the Northern Ireland
Courts and Tribunals Service, administers appeals from appellants living in Northern
Ireland.</p><p>[3] Some of the percentages for Lancaster, Barrow and Blackpool are
based on very low volumes and so can be volatile and should be treated with caution.
The symbol ~ advises no appeals cleared at tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>Note: Cleared at
tribunal hearing excludes those cases disposed of without the need of a hearing (i.e.
decisions retrospectively superseded by the First-Tier Agencies and those stuck out
or withdrawn prior to hearing)</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing
the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case
management system and are the best data available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly
to that of the published stats as these data were run on a different date.</p><p>
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